One Year LaterOne Year Later is a special series that takes a new approach to the national political debate. A year after a polarizing election, three hosts, each with a distinct perspective, speak honestly about America's differences and look for ways to bridge the country's divides.
What's your perspective? Call us at 424-272-7082 ! Share your thoughts .

There Goes the NeighborhoodLos Angeles is having an identity crisis. City officials tout new development and shiny commuter trains, while longtime residents are doing all they can to hang on to home. This eight-part series is supported by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.

FROM THIS EPISODE

The Getty initiative Pacific Standard Time, or PST, is dedicated this year to what they call LA/LA, Latino and Latin American cultures and their relationships to Los Angeles. Funds from the Getty have helped fund some 70 shows of mostly modern or contemporary art around Southern California. But what is happening at the Getty Museum?

The ritual objects and jewelry were made of gold, appealing to divine as well as human tastes, and the Peruvian Moche are considered masters for their work between 500 and 850 AD. But gold was not the only marker of status.

In Andean culture, it was the brilliant, iridescent feathers of exotic birds that commanded respect. From Chichen Itza on the Yucatan peninsula intricate pieces were made of gold while across what is now Mexico, jade was considered sacred and valuable for its green color evoking fertility. The exhibition offers a rare opportunity to witness the evolution of prowess and taste in different populations over 1500 years.

Another exhibition is Photography in Argentina: 1850-2010, Contradiction and Continuity. It includes prints by 60 artists to reveal that country’s unique history and position in South America. Since the 1810 independence from Spain, the country developed a strong economic system and with a population of largely European immigrants. The situation differentiated their culture from that of other nations in the region.

Many of the photographs are staged while others document aspects of life in the region, whether reinforcing notions of the gauchos on the pampas or the influences of Eva Perón. One thing is certain. It is not a well-known subject and is sure to shed light on Argentinian history of the past 150 years.

Argentina and Brazil were the site of the Concrete art movement, geometric abstraction made between 1946 and 1962. Works from the highly regarded collection of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros are being presented in conjunction with the Conservation Department of the Getty because some were made with industrial or other materials not associated with traditional art. In addition to studying the problems and possibilities of such materials, the show offers an atypical take on the evolution of modern abstraction.

An exhibition at the Getty Research Institute, The Metropolis in Latin America, 1830–1930, documents how six cities — Buenos Aires, Havana, Lima, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, and Santiago de Chile — were transformed over time from Spanish colonial and European influences to the beginnings of modernism. Books, maps, prints, photographs and other archival materials were trace the evolution. All shows are on view through January, 2018.